Inexpensive motorized panning head

[Ashley Stracke]

Does such a thing exist? Looking for an inexpensive device or head that constantly pans the camera 360 degrees. It would be used with a Scarlet with backpack mounted Red Brick, and prime PL lens.

 

[Gaston Fazio]

You want "inexpensive".... I will deliver..

Get a food timer for a few bucks. Face numbers up, do some creative rigging with double face tape, rec, turn and Voila!

Pfffff!!!

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[Robert Ruffo New]

Seriously the Kessler Revolution head is an awesome solution.

 

[Ted Parkes]

check out Kineticcamera they have all kinds of solutions large and small.

http://www.kineticcamera.ca/html_pages/AboutUs.htm

 

[Chris McKechnie]

supports up to 15lbs. Have not tried it.

http://www.servocity.com/html/pt-2100_pan__tilt_system.html

 

[Dan Wang]

I have a Varizoom MC100. Supports about 28lbs and works pretty well with a fully rigged camera on RPPs. Cost is just under $3000.

 

[Peter Strietmann]

Cheap as it gets but it works well.

 

[Vithya Sharma]

Hey ... your money limit?
I have few company address... so

 

[Daniel Doherty]

I have a Varizoom MC100. Supports about 28lbs and works pretty well with a fully rigged camera on RPPs. Cost is just under $3000.

Hey Dan, do you consider the Varizoom MC100 quiet and precise enough for indoor narrative? Sorry for thread jacking : )

 

[Ashley Stracke]

My limit would be $1k. Thanks for all the suggestions

 

[Petri Teittinen]

Cheap as it gets but it works well.

Hah, that's brilliant!

 

[Dan Wang]

Hey Dan, do you consider the Varizoom MC100 quiet and precise enough for indoor narrative? Sorry for thread jacking : )

It's pretty good once you get it balanced properly. The close you are to the weight limit, the trickier it gets to operate smoothly but with some practice, you learn the way it moves. As for noise levels, the motors on there are relatively silent. Similar to noise levels on a Bartech.